Eyeglasses.



J. PRIBDLANDER. EYBGLA'SSES.

APPLICATION FILED PBB.13, 1909.

923,506. Patented June 1,1909.

BVM

TUR/IHS UNITED STABS. EN UEFCE.'

Josera FRIEDLANDER, or New Yoan, N. Y.

niznemssns.

Specication'of Letters Patent, l

Patented I une 1, 1909.l

.Application filed February 13, 1309. Serial No. '177,545

Eyeglasses, of which the following is a full,

clear, 'and exact description.

This invention relates to eyeglasses, and especially to the means for mounting. the

clips which hold the eyeglasses in position on the nose,

,More particularly vthe invention'is concerned with that type of eyeglasses which comprise levers attached to a lined bow or bar. These levers are attached to posts formed atthe ends of the bow and near the inner edges .of the lenses. yAdjacent to the osts, the clips are pivotally attached tothe evers. As usually constructed, the ivotal connection between the clip and the ever is give this t in plain view from'the front. This tends to e of eyeglass a cumbersome construction w ich is in itself ob'ectionable, and seriously detracts lfrom the selling qualities of such eyeglassess. Y

The object of this invention is to provide an eyeglass of this general ty e, having an improved construction in Whic 1 the point of. connection between the clip and the lever is substantially concealed behind the post.

The invention cansist's'in the construction and combination of parts to be-more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures. Figure 1 is a front elevation. of a pair of eyeglasses constructed according to my invention, the 'outer portions of the lenses being broken away; Fig. Ris a plan showing one of the levers and clips, together with a short portion of the bridge and a portion of the ad- Vjacent lens; Fig. 3 is a perspective showing.

one side of the eyeglasses with the lens removed, and further illustrating details of the construction and Fig. l is a detail view upon an enlargedl scale and is a vertical section taken .on the line 4-4 of 3 and passing through the post.

`Referring more particularly 'to th'e parts, 1 represents the bow orbar of the eyeglasses, the ends of which are enlarged so as to form posts 2. These posts are provided with anjto make it of very small-dimensions.

. 'RElSSED n ular pockets 3, respectively, as indicated in ig. 4, whichpockets receive coil springs 4. tDrifthe upper side of each post, a lever S is seated, held in positionjby a screw 6 which passes down centrally through the post, as indicated. The spring 4 is a simple coil spring, the lower end of which is held in the lower portion of the post in a recess 7. The upper'end of the springis attached to the lever 5, and the spring exerts its force in sricu a way that it tends to move the handle 8 of each lever away from the vertical central aXis between the lenses. As indicated, thesel handles 8 project toward the front and di# verge slight-ly. Beyondeach posta Alens clamp 10 is provided ofanv suitable construction.

Referring especially to it willbe behind the post as suggested, it is necessary The clip 14 is of substantially the forni shown, having a vertically'elongated body 15 with a laterally posed in 'a p ane substantially at right angles to the body ofthe clip. This ear 16 projects into the throat 13,- as indicated most clearly in Figs. 3, and 4. In the U-shaped socket which receives the ear 16 in .this manner, there is provided a, pivot screw 17, the head of which is countersunk into the; outer leaf l2, 'as indicated in Fig. 4. The inner portion of the screw is provided with threads and these .engage in similar threads which are lformed in a-threaded opening 1S formed in the inner leaf. As it is necessary, as'stated, for these parts to be very small inorder to be concealed behind the post, thepivot screw is ofextr'eniely snall diameter.. ln order to accomplish my object .it is theref fore necessary to increase the length of the threaded engagement between the screw and' the inner leaf. To do this, yl form on the in. ner .face of the leaf 11, an enlargement or hub 19. In this way the holding power of the rojecting ear 16 which is disotherwise be possible.

screw is increased sothat VI can ein-ploya screw of va smaller diameter thanv would The axis of this screw is in a substantially horizontal plane.

With eyeglasses constructed as described,

evidently the clips will readily adjust them,-

selves to the sides'of the nose and will retain themselves in position by the pressure of the springs 4.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,--4 v 1. vAn eyeglass having posts at each side thereof, levers pivotally attached to said" posts and assing across said posts in a subthereby.

2. Eyeglasses having a bar with osts formed near the extremities thereof an adjacent to the point of attachment" of the enses, levers passing across the up )er sides of said posts and pivotally attache to said assing through said sockets,

posts,l springs constraining said levers, said evers being bent to form U-shaped sockets at the inner ends thereof concealed behind said posts, said U-shaped sockets comprising l respectively, an inner leaf extending downwardly and an outer leaf extending upwardly, clips having ears projecting into said sockets respectively, and ivot screws aving their eads seatinr on said innerleaves and hav# ingv threaded` extensions making threaded v engagement with said inner leaves, -said inner leaves having hubs projecting toward said posts.

3. An `eyeglass having posts at each side thereof, levers pivotally attached to said posts, the inner extremities of said levers having laterally bent extensions ldisposed behind said'posts and concealed thereby,

clips having ears, and pivot screws attaching said ears to saidv lateral extensions and having threads engagingthe same, said lateral extensions havin@ hubs formed thereupon projecting toward` said posts and receiving thebody of said pivot screw.

In testimony whereof l have signed my naine to this. specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l JosEPH FRIEDLANDER. Witnesses F. D. AMMEN,

JoHN- P. Davis. 

